Join us on Tuesday, June 15 for our monthly chapter meeting with a special guest speaker:  

ISSA-DC Hosts Understanding the Block Chain and its Impacts on the Future, Facilitated by Ms. Camila Salkov

We will be hosting the meeting virtually
Conference Call Information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2883961140985587212

Abstract
The panel discussion will cover various dimensions of the blockchain industry including technology, decentralization, trust, governance, regulation, token economics, network security, funding, ecosystem development and other aspects that need to be managed to create a successful layer one blockchain. Various applications of the technology, including cryptocurrencies, NFTs etc. and the overall societal impact of the technology will be touched upon. A computational framework to evaluate the myriad blockchain projects will be presented, to help the audience get a sense of the state of the industry and the potential of the underlying technology.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Speaker bio
V. Rao Bhamidipati | Founder | VP Software Products | Services @ Software Products & Services Strategies Worldwide | F6S Profile

Rao Bhamidipati is a Board member and VP Product and Platform Governance at RChain. He has been managing RChain core development since July 2019 and successfully delivered the mainnet in February 2020. He leads the techno-economic governance of the platform and ecosystem development.

Rao has over 30 years of technology and business experience in both Fortune 100 companies and startups. He has several award winning 'industry first' innovations to his credit including the first fully virtual internet bank and a DARPA and IBM funded group communications system in the pre-Lotus Notes era. Rao has led many business and digital transformation projects and turned around many projects and organizations.

Rao has a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management and a Masters in Computer Science from NJIT.   

Camila Salkov is the first woman in the board of directors of RChain – a Cooperative building a blockchain platform, and key social coordination technologies. She is the Operations Manager of TheDream.US - The nation's largest college access and success program for immigrant youth; and the Chief Financial Officer of the animal rescue SUSAN (Step Up to Save Animal Network).

Camila Graduated from Trinity W. University with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accounting, and a Master’s degree with a concentration in Management from Fitchburg State University.

Camila is an experienced financial consultant, an investment banking expert, and a leader that brings a diverse background to her professional endeavors.

Lucius Gregory (Greg) Meredith is the president of the RChain Cooperative. Greg is a mathematician, and the discoverer of the rho-calculus, a co-inventor of the LADL algorithm, and the inventor of the ToGL approach to graph theory.

Must use the link above to register if you plan to attend.